Sunday, April 24, 2016

Back in August 2014 the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film franchise was being rebooted on the big screen, and this year Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's comic book creations in a half shell are back with a movie sequel, Out of the Shadows.

Life-size Leonardo cinema statue from

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

This cool promotional theatre statue of 'Leonardo' for the new action-packed film was photographed in the foyer of ArcLight Hollywood cinema on April 23, 2016.

Friday, April 22, 2016

In 2015 Colin Firth and Taron Egerton brought Mark Miller and Dave Gibbon's spy comic book series to life on the big screen in Kingsmen: The Secret Service. These dapper costumes worn by the actors in the movie were photographed on display at Downtown L.A.'s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum on February 12 and April 21, 2016.

Original film costumes from Kingsman: The Secret Service

Arianne Phillips was Costume Designer on the action-packed espionage comic book adaptation directed by Matthew Vaughn.

Kingsman: The Secret Service movie poster

In the movie Colin Firth plays a James Bond-like 'Kingsman' espionage agent 'Harry Hart', code-named 'Galahad'. During a mission in the Middle East in 1997 a fellow agent was killed saving the team and Harry tells his widow if she ever needs help, for her or her son, to call him.

Fast-forward several years and a grownup 'Gary "Eggsy" Unwin' is an unemployed, aimless youth getting into trouble with the cops. After being arrested for stealing a car he calls Harry for help and is introduced the secret world of international espionage, Saville Row tailored suits, evil masterminds and bullet-proof umbrellas.

Costumes worn by Colin Firth as Harry Hart/Galahad

in Kingsman: The Secret Service

Feeling like he owes his father a debt, Galahad suggests that Eggsy would be a great candidate for Kingsman training.

Galahad believes "The suit is a modern gentleman's armour. And the Kingsman agents are the new knights", and that's why he's always impeccably dressed in the movie, sporting classic British gentleman's attire.

Taron Egerton wears the chalked-white tartan wool siren suit (with Galway country boots) during his rigorous training with the other Kingsman replacement candidates, whilst he graduates to the well-groomed double-breasted, navy pinstripe suit with Oxford shoes when he goes on his mission at the end of the movie to stop 'Valentine's' (Samuel L. Jackson) world domination plans.

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Aside from many costume updates, tweaks and redesigns for the likes of 'Ant-Man', 'Captain America' and the 'Scarlet Witch', one character and costume making its debut in this year's Captain America: Civil War is the Wakandan ruler, 'Black Panther', played by Chadwick Boseman.

From the looks of things, history's first black superhero will side with 'Team Iron Man' in the Civil War that divides Earth's Mightiest Heroes after all the invasions and destruction in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the mind-controlled Hulk and Iron Man's battle in South Africa, forces the government to crack down on superpowered individuals.

Captain America: Civil War movie poster

Do you know how hard it is to photograph a black costume in dark surroundings behind a reflective display case, very hard. But I did what I could as I know costumers and cosplayers will go as crazy as me for all the detail in this cool screen costume.

Personally I love the African tribal detailing on his mask and the integration of technology which highlights his Wakandan origins, plus the Vibranium metal detailing adorning the suit which is a design nod to the groundbreaking Christopher Priest run on T'Challa's comic book and his panther namesake.

Black Panther costume worn by Chadwick Boseman

in Captain America: Civil War

Judianna Makovsky was Costume Designer on this explosive movie directed by Joe and Anthony Russo (and she worked with Ironhead Studios to bring the Black Panther's costume to the big screen), and you can get a closer look at more of her original costumes from Captain America: Civil War right here at Hollywood Movie Costumes and Props.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

One of my favourite scenes in Avengers: Age of Ultron was when the new team of Avengers assembles at the end of the movie, with the 'Scarlet Witch', 'Vision', 'Falcon' and 'War Machine' joining 'Captain America' and 'Black Widow'. In Captain America: Civil War these friends and allies are having to choose sides in a new conflict which has pitted the Star Spangled Avenger against the Invincible 'Iron Man', and Elizabeth Olsen's powerful and unpredictable 'Scarlet Witch' chooses 'Team Cap'.

Original Scarlet Witch film costume

from Captain America: Civil War

This new-look outfit for the female Avenger, designed by Judianna Makovsky, was photographed on display alongside Chadwick Boseman's 'Black Panther' costume (more on that soon) at ArcLight Pasadena cinema on April 11, 2016.

Plus for more traditional witchcraft ensembles, be sure to also check out all these cool Witch movie costumes from films like Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Into the Woods, Oz The Great and Powerful, 47 Ronin, Narnia's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Hocus Pocus.